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Cost of sprawl: Part 1
Sprawl is threatening to bankrupt us in more ways than we might realize. Here's how it affects emergency services and other costs.read more
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Telling the truth — in advance
Who would’ve thought that story-telling might become an important planning tool for cities looking to revitalize themselves after the Meltdown?read more
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The importance of on-street parking
On-street parking is important to good urbanism on many counts. Let's have a look at some of the most important reasons why it's essential.read more
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The Schooner Bay miracle
The eye of Hurricane Irene came right across the new town of Schooner Bay, and except for a few outdoor ceiling fans, the buildings sustained no damage at all.read more
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New Urbanism for All?
We New Urbanists have an important choice to make, because our current rhetoric don't square up with our metrics in some important ways. read more
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Why love matters: A Valentine to a sustainable future
Lovability, a concept deeply distrusted by architects of most stripes, is actually the gateway to sustainable architecture because if a building can't be loved, it will not last.read more
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The price of speed
The need for speed devours huge chunks of American cities and leaves the edges of the expressways worthless. What is the return on investment?read more
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Uninhabitable high-rises
My tweet-cast of Léon Krier's address to the Congress for the New Urbanism Saturday morning created a small firestorm on Twitter.read more
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Outdoor room secrets
There may be nothing you can do inside your house to reduce utility bills as effectively as building great outdoor rooms outside your house. Here are the keys to success. read more
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Walk Appeal
Walk Appeal promises to be a major new tool for understanding and building walkable places, and it explains several things that were heretofore either contradictory or mysterious. read more
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Walk Appeal measurables
Streets and the streetscapes that surround them have measurable aspects that can tell us which standard of Walk Appeal the street provides.read more
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Walk Appeal immeasurables
People on the street, lovable things along the way, and the magic of the city are three Walk Appeal factors I have no idea how to measure, but they clearly contribute to making more walkable places....
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Walk appeal impact
Here's where Walk Appeal gets really interesting, and walkability theory turns into real-world survival … or thriving.read more
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The Transect for the rest of us
Many of my colleagues who are rural-urban Transect aficionados sometimes get so deep into the details of this very useful idea that they lose the general public. Here's an explanation in plain...
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Sitting lightly, and saving money
Diesel-powered heavy equipment has given us the ability to push countless tons of dirt across the land, but should we do things just because we can? read more
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Smaller and smarter
There are likely countless details to building smaller and smarter, but only a few game-changing principles that reduce size across the board.read more
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What's sustainability got to do with business?
I made a startling discovery : the virtues and ethics that underlie the construction of sustainable places and buildings and the virtues and ethics that I believe will underlie business in the age...
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The Citadel conundrum
It's ridiculous to reject architecture or urbanism based solely upon the politics of the builders. read more
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Preserving stories in the land
Preserving paths, handling stormwater properly, keeping old stories alive, and building compactly are good techniques in developing land that has been in a family for generations.read more
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Generous urbanism
Neighborhoods and subdivisions can be generous or stingy, and their generosity is a great barometer of their prosperity and a good prognosis of their long-term prospects. read more
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